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Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' surprisingly adheres to the laws of physics, scientists find

The artist's work demonstrates an innate understanding of Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence.

Space

Just Stop Oil protesters deny ‘revenge’ soup attack on Van Gogh paintings

Stephen Simpson, 61, Phillipa Green, 22, and Mary Somerville, 77, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court

The Independent UK

Three Just Stop Oil activists charged after soup thrown at Van Gogh paintings

Incident at London’s National Gallery came just hours after other members of group jailed over similar protest

The Guardian - UK

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Just Stop Oil throw soup over Van Gogh painting after protesters jailed

ACTIVISTS from Just Stop Oil have thrown soup over two Vincent van Gogh paintings in response to two of their members being jailed for the very same…

The National (Scotland)

Van Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack

A group of activists attacked a pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s National Gallery by throwing what appeared to be tomato soup on the artworks

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil target Van Gogh’s Sunflowers hours after activists jailed for throwing soup over same painting

It came just hours after Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, were jailed over the exact same protest in October 2022

The Independent UK

Activists receive two-year jail sentence for throwing soup on Van Gogh painting

TWO Just Stop Oil activists have been jailed for pouring soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers.

The National (Scotland)

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Just Stop Oil eco-activists jailed for throwing soup at Van Gogh's Sunflowers

Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were condemned for the ‘criminally idiotic’ stunt at the National Gallery

Evening Standard

London Standard’s AI imitation of Brian Sewell proves art critics cannot be easily replaced

Nonsensical article lacks Sewell’s authentic voice and is hateful way for paper to remember one of its best writers

The Guardian - UK

Soup protest at Van Gogh's Sunflowers was 'work of art', say artists

Judge told the two Just Stop Oil activists they should prepare for a prison sentence

Evening Standard

Artists plead for activists who threw soup on a Van Gogh to be spared jail

More than 100 artists, curators and academics said Just Stop Oil action was in keeping with ethos of the arts

The Guardian - UK

Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ Proven Scientifically Accurate In Depicting Turbulent Skies ‌

New study reveals hidden turbulence in the iconic painting, aligning with real-world atmospheric physics theories.‌ ‌

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Apparently, Van Gogh's Starry Night is more scientifically accurate than we thought

The Dutch master accidentally depicted complex fluid dynamics.

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Salon

Van Gogh's brilliant fluid dynamics

It may be Impressionist, but van Gogh's most famous painting is stunningly accurate when it comes to physics

The Conversation

The great poetry in Van Gogh’s work and a bewitching antihero – what you should watch and do this week

This article was first published in our email newsletter Something Good, which every fortnight brings you a summary of the best things to watch, visit and read, as recommended and analysed by academic experts. Click here to receive the newsletter direct to your inbox.

LiveScience

Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' contains surprisingly accurate physics — suggesting he understood the hidden 'dynamism of the sky'

A new analysis of the brushstrokes and colors in Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night reveals a striking similarity to "hidden turbulence" in Earth's atmosphere, suggesting the iconic artist had a surprisingly detailed understanding of natural processes.

The Conversation

Van Gogh Poets & Lovers: poignant show of extraordinary work by Dutch painter at his most fragile

Most people today associate Vincent van Gogh with sunflowers and starry nights. He found the inspiration for such masterpieces of modern art in Provence, in the south of France, where he lived for just over two years, from February 1888 to May 1890. These would be the last years of…

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Inverse

This Iconic Feature in van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” Contains A Strange Physics Phenomenon

The complex science of atmospheric motions is realistically portrayed in this iconic oil-on-canvas painting.

The Independent UK

Scientists discover real-world physics ‘hidden’ in Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night

Legendary artist captured physics of atmosphere with ‘surprising accuracy’, researchers say

The Independent UK

Van Gogh’s The Starry Night closely resembles turbulence seen in nature – study

The Dutch master created the famous artwork in 1889 while he was staying at an asylum in France.

The Guardian - UK

Picture books for children – reviews

Letters between Van Gogh and his brother Theo inspire a delightful biography. Plus, new releases from big-hitters Oliver Jeffers and David Litchfield

The Guardian - UK

Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers review – eye-aching, heartbreaking and unmissable

Gathering together 61 of Vincent van Gogh’s masterpieces from around the world, the National Gallery’s once-in-a-lifetime show lets the art speak for itself

The Guardian - UK

‘They have done fantastically well’: how London’s blockbuster Vincent Van Gogh exhibition is reframing myths

The five-star Poets and Lovers show at the National Gallery will dispel the tortured genius label

The Guardian - UK

Agatha All Along to Tracey Emin: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Kathryn Hahn returns as the nefarious witch in a WandaVision spin-off, and 90s nostalgia is back in full swing with deeply emotional new canvases from the British artist

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